John Boyd, president of National Black Farmers Association (NBFA), is accusing the Biden administration of going back on its promises given to minority farmers and not doing enough to assuage the challenges they are facing.
A federal judge has halted a loan forgiveness program for farmers of color in response to a lawsuit alleging the program discriminates against white farmers.
A federal judge in Wisconsin on Friday issued a temporary restraining order pausing payments in a federal farmer loan forgiveness program that grants benefits on the basis of race, arguing there's a "strong likelihood" a court will rule that the program is unconstitutional.